ursa minor(n = noun.object) little bear - a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star;
is a kind of constellation
has parts: dipper, little dipper

ursa minor, n. = the Little Bear (see BEAR(2)).

Etymology:
L, = lesser bear

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